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          DIGITAL UNIX[R] Alpha Software Product Library-January 1998

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          Welcome to this month's DIGITAL UNIX Alpha Software Product
          Library Package. The January 1998 package includes the changes
          described in the following sections.

          Products Shipping Two Versions

          The following products are shipping two versions of their prod-
          ucts:

          Product Name               UPILV       Versions Shipping

          Networker Save and         2ALAA       V4.2B & V4.4
          Restore for
          DIGITAL UNIX

          Products Removed from the Current Library

          The following product have been removed from the January 1998
          package due to retirement:

               Product Name                 Version        UPILV
               POLYCENTER[TM] Common        1.1            00YAA
               Agent Developer's Toolkit
               for OSF/1 AXP[TM]
               *DIGITAL NAS[TM] Base        8.0            306AA
               Server 200 for DIGITAL
               UNIX Alpha Systems
               *DIGITAL NAS Client 150      8.0            36MAA
               for DIGITAL UNIX Alpha
               Workstations
               *DIGITAL NAS Client 250      8.0            06PAA
               for DIGITAL UNIX Alpha
               Workstations
               *DIGITAL NAS Server 300      8.0            06RAA
               for DIGITAL UNIX Alpha
               Systems

          *As of 1-January-1998, DIGITAL NAS License Packages for DIGITAL
          UNIX have been retired.




    	 )Digital Equipment Corporation. 1998. All rights reserved.
                                                                       
            ___________________
       [TM] AXP, DIGITAL, DIGITAL NAS, POLYCENTER, and the DIGITAL logo are
    	    trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.
        [R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other coun-
            tries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd.  VxWorks
    	    is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc.


 

    	  Migration options are:

          o  The individual component products (license or kits), or

          o  Layered products Software Products Library (SPL) - for kits
             only

          Both kits and license retirements were announced in an August
          1997 Sales Update. The January 1998 SPL has removed ALL DIGITAL
          NAS Packages, Binaries and Documentation.

          If you have any specific questions not covered in these an-
          nouncements, please contact Ron Olson (978-506-5562).


          Future Product Removals

          The following products are planned for removal in the April 1998
          Software Product Library:

               Product Name                 Version        UPILV
               VxWorks[R] Realtime Tools    3.2A           2JRAA
               for Alpha


          Software Compatibility Matrix

          Please refer to the Software Compatibility Matrix or Software
          Product Description for Operating System Support information.
          The Software Compatibility Matrix shows the minimum and maximum
          Operating System versions supported by each software product on
          the Software Product Library. This matrix is located on disc 1
          in the following file:

                        /readme/sw_compat_matrix.ps (.txt)

          A Final Note

          If you have questions or concerns regarding the Software
          Products Library Packages, please contact us at:

                   cdrom_docs@zko.dec.com
















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